Family and Education
b. c. 1598, 1st s. of William Nanfan of Birtsmorton (bur. 3 Dec. 1612) and Jane, da. of Erasmus Smyth of Withcote, Leics. m. Mary, da. of Edward Fleet alias Walsgrove of Worcester, 3s. 2da. suc. grandfa. Sept. 1614. d. 8 Feb. 1678.Birtsmorton par. reg.; Nash, Collections, i. 86; Vis. Worcs. 1634 (Harl. Soc. xc), 73; Worcester Chamber Order Bk. 63.
Offices Held

Local: commr. sewers, Worcs. 16 June 1630, 1 Mar. 1631;C181/4, ff. 64v, 79. charitable uses, 5 July 1632, 5 Mar. 1652;C93/14/1; C93/22/10. subsidy, 1641, 1663; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641, 1660; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 14 May, 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 8 June 1654, 29 May 1656, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1664, 1672, 1677;A. and O.; An Ordinance for an Assessment (1654, E.1064.10); An Order and Declaration (1656, E.1065.7); An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR. array (roy.), 23 July-Sept. 1642.Northants RO, FH133, unfol.; Add. 70004, f. 56. J.p. 27 June 1649 – bef.Oct. 1653, by c.Sept. 1656–d.C231/6, p. 160; C193/13/4, f. 106v; C193/13/6, f. 94. Commr. militia, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O. Sheriff, 1662.List of Sheriffs (List and Index ix), 159.

: of Birtsmorton, Worcs.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

NANFAN, John (c.1598-1678), of Birtsmorton, Worcs.

Will
not found.
Estates
Birtsmorton and Pendock manors, Worcs.; advowson of Birtsmorton.Worcs. Archives, 705:101/BA 1097/1; VCH Worcs. iv. 31. Co-lessee , estate of Capt. Kingston in Worcs. from Worcs. county committee, 1647, for £40.Add. 5508, f. 188.
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
Presented to rectory of Birtsmorton: Henry Walwyn, 1661; John Ballard, bef. 1668; Nicholas Ballard, 1668; Samuel Juice, 1670.Pendock, Worcs. par. reg.; Nash, Collections, i. 88; Inspections of Churches ... Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684 and 1687 ed. P. Morgan (Worcs. Hist Soc. n.s. xii.), 24.
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